Climbing the 29 mast on on an IMOCA yacht is a daunting task, but when repairs need to be made it's an essential job for the ...

The yacht's mast snapped in two at 21:45 GMT on Sunday ... She had patched together a "jury rig" - using what is left of the mast and some sail to keep moving without relying on her engine ...

“When it landed, the mast broke and fell over the side ... ensuring there were no holes in the boat, and jury-rigging a sail. Neville Rose was among four Ocean Racing Club of Victoria ...

Team Malizia's Boris Herrmann faced one of his greatest fears on Monday when he had to climb the 29-meter high mast of his ...

Pip Hare, 50, who set off in her 60ft (18m) yacht Medallia ... in the world." Her mast snapped more than two months into the race, forcing her to patch together a "jury rig", allowing her to ...

when the mast was removed and reinstalled. Steve Branagh, managing director of RSB Rigging, expressed deep condolences to the ...

The damage to his IMOCA yacht shroud, a key component of the rigging that supports the mast, broke over the weekend while Weores was sailing on a port tack in winds exceeding 40 knots ...

With Medallia being buffeted by wind and rain, Hare had to cut free all of the rigging that was holding the sharp stubs of carbon mast to the boat to prevent them from punching a hole in the ...